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Celebrating Women in Tech: An Interview with Qgiv’s Female Leaders

Qgiv

On top of that our CEO, Todd, is a phenomenal mentor and has never made me feel like being a female has anything to do with my ability to lead. Every employee is encouraged to share knowledge and ideas that could improve our product and content offerings , and no one is ever made to feel like they’ve had a “silly” idea.

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Interview with Carolyn Appleton: How to Launch Your Grant Writing Career

Qgiv

I had an exceptionally knowledgeable mentor who ran an office engaged in multiple types of fundraising activities: endowment (major gifts), special project fundraising (grant writing), annual fund (with a corporate slant), membership, database administration, special events, and volunteer management. My mind was a sponge.

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The Critical First Years Of Your Professional Life

Eric Jacobsen Blog

His lessons are based on his four decades of experience in the work world, along with research and dozens of interviews with business experts. "The book contains all the lessons you'll need to learn about functioning at work," explains Dilenschneider.

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Revolutionizing Salesforce Staffing with Talent for Good

Cloud 4 Good

Free resources offered by Trailhead and other platforms are accelerating theoretical knowledge but do not provide the hands-on experience employers are looking for. . Our staff takes on the burden of posting, interviewing potential hires, and running background/reference checks. .

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Interview with Andrea Post, NTEN's Events Manager

NTEN

So we went back to the drawing board to develop a mobile platform that could provide them with a tether to a mentor. I like events that make me more knowledgeable, more connected to a community and include a strong call to action. Ultimately, though, the biggest lesson I learned was that nonprofits need to think ahead.

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How To Make The Most Of Your First Years Of Your Professional Life

Eric Jacobsen Blog

His lessons are based on his four decades of experience in the work world, along with research and dozens of interviews with business experts. "The book contains all the lessons you'll need to learn about functioning at work," explains Dilenschneider.

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Five Limiting Beliefs of Nonprofit Leaders

NonProfit Hub

In an interview for a previous ED position, I was asked to provide an example of how I demonstrated “extreme frugality.” This was back in the days of coupon-clipping, and while I momentarily pondered that as a response, I knew it was not “extreme ” enough for the interviewing board members. Perhaps that was an overshare?